Asbury UMC welcomes pastor

June 16, 2012

CHARLES TOWN -Asbury United Methodist Church, in Charles Town, is pleased to announce the arrival of their new Pastor, Duane L. Jensen.

Pastor Jensen was born and raised in central Minnesota where he graduated from Brainerd High School in 1983 and attended Oak Hills Bible College, where in 1987 he earned an Associate of Arts degree in Bible Studies. Then, at Bemidji State University, also in northern Minnesota, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1992. After earning his Masters in Divinity in 1996 at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, Pastor Jensen was ordained an Elder in The United Methodist Church in 2000.

Pastor Jensen has served as a pastor in the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church since 1994. He is passionate about teaching, worship, music, preaching, evangelism and mission. Specifically, he has a keen interest in creating a church culture that is welcoming, technology sensitive and outward looking.

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Pastor Duane L. Jensen

Married to Teresa Jensen, Pastor Jensen is the father of one daughter, Merrick, two sons, Aiden and Hollis, and one step-daughter, Elizabeth Roane. He enjoys motorcycling, weight-lifting, jogging, music, reading, sports, hiking and camping. The family will be living in the city of Charles Town and are eager to become a vital part of the community.

Pastor Jensen will be conducting his first church services with communion on Sunday; July 1 at the 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m. services.

Asbury UMC is located at 110 West North Street, Charles Town WV 25414.

For more information on Pastor Jensen or any other activity at Asbury UMC, please contact the church office at 304-725-5513 or online at myasburychurch.org.